Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an 
icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. 
You can also choose to view the same category of applications each 
time you open the Applications Launcher.
To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
5. Tap OK.
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
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Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the 
application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Note:
Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Tap OK.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your 
handheld and how to remove Palm™ Desktop software from your 
computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with the Date Book, Date Book Plus, Address, 
To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, CityTime, and Mail 
applications installed and ready to use.
You can also install additional applications on your handheld, such as 
games and other software. The Install Handheld Files dialog box 
makes it easy to install software on your handheld during a HotSync
® 
operation. There are a variety of third-party applications available for 
your handheld. To learn more about these applications, go to the web 
site: www.handspring.com. 
When you download an add-on application from the internet, it is 
probably in a compressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If you have 
a decompression utility on your computer, use it to decompress the 
.prc and .pdb files inside the compressed file. If you do not have a 
decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like zip 
decompression or how to unzip. This will lead you to various third-
party utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed 
or  downloaded file--not just add-ons for your handheld. After you 
install the utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application 
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Note:
Any game or application that you install on your handheld 
resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at any time.
To install add-on software on your handheld:
1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-
on folder in your Palm folder on your computer.
Note:
If the software you download is compressed, you need to 
decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the 
application into another folder, you need to navigate to 
that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
3. From the HotSync menu, choose Install Handheld Files.
Tip:
You can also access the Install Handheld Files dialog box 
by double-clicking any file with a PRC file extension.
4. From the User pop-menu, select the name that corresponds to your 
Visor handheld.
5. Click Add to List.
6. Select the application(s) you want to install on your handheld.
7. Click Add File.  
						

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Note:
Review the list of applications you selected in the Install 
Handheld Files dialog box. If you do not want to install an 
application, select it, and then click Remove From List. 
(This does not remove the application from your 
computer; it simply removes it from the list of 
applications to install.)
8. Close the Install Handheld Files dialog box.
9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you 
selected in step 6. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync 
operations” in Chapter 5 for details.
Installing games
The CD-ROM also includes several games that you can install with the 
Install Tool:
nGiraffe
nHardBall
nMineHunt
nPuzzle 
nSubHunt
Note:
Giraffe is a fun, easy way for you to practice Graffiti
® writing.
After you install and start a game, the instructions appear in the Game 
menu. Depending on the game, the Game menu may also contain 
commands to show high scores, to start a new game, or to set 
preferences for the game.
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer 
need an application you installed, you can remove applications from 
your handheld. You can remove only add-on applications, patches, 
and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications 
that reside in the ROM portion of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Delete.
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5. Tap Delete.
6. Tap Yes.
7. Tap Done.
8. Check the User  in the Palm Desktop folder on your computer. If 
you find a PRC file for the application you just removed, delete the 
PRC file from the User folder.
Tip:
If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time 
when you purchased your Visor handheld, the Palm 
Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If 
you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop 
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Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If 
you remove this software from your computer, you cannot 
synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm 
Desktop software on your computer.
To remove Palm Desktop software: 
1. Insert the Palm Desktop software CD-ROM into your computer’s 
CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop CD icon on the desktop.
3. Double-click the Installer icon.
4. Click Continue on the splash screen and on the Palm Computing 
Readme file screen. 
5. Click Agree on the End User Software License Agreement screen. 
6. In the Palm Desktop Installer window, select Uninstall from the 
pop-up menu in the upper-left corner.
The Palm Desktop Installer shows the items you can uninstall. 
7. Select all the items on the uninstall list by clicking the check box to 
the left of each selection.
8. Click Uninstall. 
9. When prompted to select the files where your Palm files are 
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Tip:
If you installed the Palm Desktop software in a different 
folder, use the file selector to find the folder that contains 
these files. 
10. Click Remove Palm and then click OK. 
11. Restart your Macintosh.
Security
Your handheld comes with a Security application so that 
unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. 
In Security, you can do the following:
nMask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option 
displays a gray bar over private records, and the Hide option 
completely removes (hides) private records. See “Making records 
private” in Chapter 5 for more information.
nAssign a password to the Security viewing options. Assigning a 
password requires you to enter a password to view masked or 
hidden private entries; not assigning a password enables you (or 
anyone else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping 
them, and to view all hidden or masked private entries by 
selecting Show Records in the Security dialog box.
nLock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until 
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Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock 
your handheld.
To assign a password:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Security icon  .
3. Tap the Password box.
4. Enter a password, and tap OK. 
5. Enter the same
 password a second time, and tap OK.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or 
delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you 
can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
 
Tap here
Tap here 
						

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3. Tap OK.
4. Do one of the following:
To change the password, enter the new password, and tap OK.
To delete the password, tap Delete.
Locking your handheld
You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your 
password to operate it.
Important:
If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact 
password to re-activate your handheld. If you forget the 
password, you need to perform a hard reset to resume 
using your handheld. Performing a hard reset deletes all 
the records in your handheld; however, you can restore 
all previously synchronized data at the next HotSync 
operation. See “Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A 
for details.
To lock your handheld with a password:
1. Assign a password.
2. Tap Lock & Turn Off.
3. Tap Off & Lock.
4. To start your handheld, turn it on, and then enter the password. 
Tap Lock & 
Turn Off